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How did you go about studying under him?
If I could pick someone to study under (such things things as fugue/counterpoint) it would be him.
By the way, nice fugue. You should do as Nico said and put it in its own thread. 
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Thanks for the kind words. I'll probably post some things here from time to time (as I have time!). BTW, are mp3s ok, or are they too big?
Anyway, about Pacchioni, it wasn't really formal study, more like an ongoing back-and-forth exchange that I learned a lot from. Here's a little background on how I got into this.
I've been interested in baroque music since I was 8 or 9 and started writing little bourrees and minuets around that time. A couple of years later, I got a computer and notation software. Not being very proficient at the keyboard, it really helped because I could finally get a playback of what I was writing. So I started writing a set of concerti grossi. Shortly thereafter, I got an internet connection and found that there were others interested in writing this sort of music--and the first two I stumbled upon were Michael Starke and Giorgio Pacchioni.
By e-mail, I sent them samples of my work and they were very receptive (as bad as the music was!) and offered input. Pacchioni sent canonic exercises that I'd complete with sets of rules that I'd have to follow. I'd send them back finished and he'd mark them. With Starke, I'd send completed works or partly-finished ones and he'd send them back with suggestions for revisions and I found this very helpful as well.
I'm actually part of a new organization for people writing music in the baroque style (there's a post for it on the announcements page) and we review the work of prospective members. For those who aren't quite up to snuff but have the spirit of what we're looking for, we offer "conditional memberships" with constructive input and musical guidance.
Pacchioni seems very busy these days and it can take weeks to get a reply. We have another member who writes fugues that are positively glorious.